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Draft Selections
Charlie Becker Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (WSH)
Charlie Becker
WR Indiana
Ashton Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ashton Hampton
CB Clemson
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (WSH)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (WSH)
Greg Johnson
C Minnesota
Ty Benefield Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ty Benefield
S LSU
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (WSH)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Blake Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (WSH)
Blake Frazier
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders let Benefield fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Commanders watched Ty Benefield slide 85 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Becker pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Charlie Becker
In pick No. 9 they get a difference-maker at receiver, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Ashton Hampton
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 9: Ashton Hampton for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 David Stone
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like David Stone reach the 73rd overall pick and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick111 Rnd4 Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson at No. 111 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Ty Benefield
Somehow Ty Benefield was still sitting there in slot 148, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick188 Rnd6 Andrew Rappleyea
Andrew Rappleyea in the Round 6 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Blake Frazier
Blake Frazier in pick 230 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.